Is Your Name on the List? Tatler Unveils the Elite Names Favored by the Wealthy – with Some Unexpected Surprises!

PICKING the perfect name for your little one is easier said than done sometimes, and there are certain monikers that give away more than you think.

According to Tatler Magazine, some names give away your social status, meaning they’re a dead giveaway if you’re posh or not.

Tatler revealed the names the poshest Brits love the mostCredit: Getty Even the most popular baby name feature on the listCredit: Getty

But the latest posh name trends aren’t actually as obvious as you might think.

Of course, some are more obviously posh than others, like if your tot shares a name with a member of the , but high society has also been loving nature-inspired names, as well as ones originating from Greek Mythology.

“The wrong name can mark your little cherub out as a social pariah from birth – while the right one can open the doors of private schools, grand houses and companies offering internships for years to come,” Tatler noted.

Here, we look at Tatler’s ‘posh names’ list – does your child have one of them?

NATURE NAMES

For the posh children of aristocrats, nature names are all the rage.

Those in the upper echelons of society picked names like Wilde and Leaf for their little darlings.

And more well known celebrities like Poppy Delevingne opted for the nature trends too – Poppy welcomed her first baby earlier this year, naming her Kaia Moon.

Former Prime Minister Boris and his wife Carrie put their own spin on the trend in May when they named their daughter Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson.

And even the royals embraced the trend, as ‘s eldest son is called August, or ‘Augie’ for short.

GREEK MYTHOLOGY NAMES

A naming trend also loved by the royals and their closest circles, and Lady Kitty Spencer both have daughters called Athena, the Greek goddess of Wisdom.

Meanwhile, Greek mythology names are already popular in aristocratic circles thanks to the likes of Iris Law, Hector Guinness and Olympia Campbell, who all share names with gods and goddesses.

So if you’ve bestowed a Greek-inspired name like Persephone, Helios, Isolde, Atlas or Aurelia, you could easily fool strangers into thinking you’ve got some old money connections.

PLACE NAMES

You might not think being named after a place is that posh – but you’d be wrong.

Monikers like India could hint at a secret posh life, thanks to existing member of high society India Rose.

Princess Beatrice, unsurprisingly, picked another posh name for her other daughter, Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, who falls into the place name category.

LITERATURE NAMES

Some names might not sound posh, but they’re actually odes to classic literature.

Even Olivia, which has been consistently chosen as the most popular in England and Wales, even topping the Office for National Statistics’ list for girls in 2024.

Even if it wasn’t your intention, according to Tatler’s guide, Olivia is a posh name since it’s a character from ‘s play, Twelfth Night.

Other Shakespearean names include Beatrice, Benedick, and Romeo, all of which are considered posh.

TRADITIONAL FAMILY NAMES

Sharing a name with a member of the royal family puts you firmly in the posh category, according to Tatler.

Any Elizabeths, Charleses, Williams or Henrys can raise a glass to poshness, as well as any Georges, Charlottes, Louis or Dianas.

But even if your name isn’t royal, being named after your parents is decidedly posh, the magazine stated.

“While some might call falling back on a family name somewhat (whisper it) dull, we call it perennially smart,” they said.